Ami Fields-Meyer
@fieldsmeyer.com
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Sr Fellow, Harvard Kennedy School | Fmr: White House Senior Policy Advisor
Get in touch: fieldsmeyer.com
Writing: amifieldsmeyer.substack.com
Sr Fellow, Harvard Kennedy School | Fmr: White House Senior Policy Advisor
Get in touch: fieldsmeyer.com
Writing: amifieldsmeyer.substack.com
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‘I saw the writing on the wall’: Austria offers safe haven for US academics as Trump wages war on universities
‘I saw the writing on the wall’: Austria offers safe haven for US academics as Trump wages war on universities
Other countries benefit from the Trump brain drain as administration wages war on academia and research
www.theguardian.com
February 10, 2026 at 8:59 AM
‘I saw the writing on the wall’: Austria offers safe haven for US academics as Trump wages war on universities
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Israel’s government is deepening a push by far-right ministers to expand its authority and settlements in the West Bank.
Israel Assumes Broad New Powers in the West Bank
The Israeli government is deepening a push by far-right ministers to expand its authority and settlements in the West Bank.
on.wsj.com
February 10, 2026 at 8:42 AM
Israel’s government is deepening a push by far-right ministers to expand its authority and settlements in the West Bank.
If you read one piece of Jewish writing this week, let this be it
I wrote about what it tells us that Martin Buber, a proud Zionist during his life, would probably be considered an anti-Zionist by the standards of what the word means today. www.jta.org/2026/02/09/i...
Zionism was never a single concept. We should be grateful to JFNA’s survey for the reminder. - Jewish Telegraphic Agency
A Jew can believe in a Jewish, democratic state and still doubt whether contemporary Zionism advances both of those commitments, writes a scholar of European Jewish intellectual history.
www.jta.org
February 10, 2026 at 6:34 AM
If you read one piece of Jewish writing this week, let this be it
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Ossoff: We would be naive not to expect dirty tricks. This man tried to steal the presidency when he lost it the first time. The best insurance against dirty tricks is landslide margins of victory.
February 10, 2026 at 3:13 AM
Ossoff: We would be naive not to expect dirty tricks. This man tried to steal the presidency when he lost it the first time. The best insurance against dirty tricks is landslide margins of victory.
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now's the time to prebunk this insane disinformation about the 2020 elections. tear it apart now so it lands as it really is - propaganda & pretext, not reality.
So I just listened to @ariberman.bsky.social articulate the same theory @jvl.bsky.social has: that there’s a real chance the Trump admin is going to lean on Maduro or offer him some sort of deal to say Venezuela did interfere in the 2020 elections.
open.spotify.com/episode/1cPG...
open.spotify.com/episode/1cPG...
Trump Starts the Steal
open.spotify.com
February 10, 2026 at 1:40 AM
now's the time to prebunk this insane disinformation about the 2020 elections. tear it apart now so it lands as it really is - propaganda & pretext, not reality.
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This entire Megyn Kelly "FOOTBALL SHALL NOT BE SPANISH! IT SHALL NOT BE MUSLIM!" speech is such parody-level xenophobia, while also being exactly what's ruling the country right now.
Megyn Kelly just shouting “FOOTBALL IS OURS” at Piers Morgan about Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl show is the perfect example of this moment in time. Put it in a time capsule and send it out into space.
February 9, 2026 at 11:12 PM
This entire Megyn Kelly "FOOTBALL SHALL NOT BE SPANISH! IT SHALL NOT BE MUSLIM!" speech is such parody-level xenophobia, while also being exactly what's ruling the country right now.
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People need to realize that, along with citizens swept up in immigration raids, they have also detained citizens for being involved in activism.
AOC on DHS Warehouses: I think every American should be alarmed. They are building—and have built—a black box system that disappears people, both immigrants and U.S. citizens alike.
February 10, 2026 at 3:59 AM
People need to realize that, along with citizens swept up in immigration raids, they have also detained citizens for being involved in activism.
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oh god I just saw the clip of Megyn Kelly freaking out at piers Morgan — which includes her saying “Latinos” yes in that fake accent way — about how having the bad bunny thing in Spanish was a middle finger to the vast majority of Americans who don’t speak Spanish. I mean, it’s music
February 10, 2026 at 2:47 AM
oh god I just saw the clip of Megyn Kelly freaking out at piers Morgan — which includes her saying “Latinos” yes in that fake accent way — about how having the bad bunny thing in Spanish was a middle finger to the vast majority of Americans who don’t speak Spanish. I mean, it’s music
Wild that we were all shouting at this guy about holding strong for democracy when Trump was extorting laws firms. Turns out we were appealing to the civic virtue of a guy who had *volunteered* to help Epstein rehab his image
Jeffrey Epstein’s Bonfire of the Élites www.newyorker.com/news/the-fin...
Jeffrey Epstein’s Bonfire of the Élites www.newyorker.com/news/the-fin...
February 10, 2026 at 5:20 AM
Wild that we were all shouting at this guy about holding strong for democracy when Trump was extorting laws firms. Turns out we were appealing to the civic virtue of a guy who had *volunteered* to help Epstein rehab his image
Jeffrey Epstein’s Bonfire of the Élites www.newyorker.com/news/the-fin...
Jeffrey Epstein’s Bonfire of the Élites www.newyorker.com/news/the-fin...
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Thomas Massie is cooking right now and explicitly states that UAE Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem was sending torture videos to Epstein
February 10, 2026 at 3:18 AM
Thomas Massie is cooking right now and explicitly states that UAE Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem was sending torture videos to Epstein
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This councilman in the San Diego area has been a Republican for 50 years and changed his party affiliation to Democratic over ICE today.
Longtime El Cajon City Councilman renounces Republican Party, becomes Democrat
The long-time El Cajon politician changed his party registration during a news conference outside city hall on Monday morning.
www.nbcsandiego.com
February 10, 2026 at 4:10 AM
This councilman in the San Diego area has been a Republican for 50 years and changed his party affiliation to Democratic over ICE today.
One of the wild/revealing subplots of the Bad Bunny cultural event is Megyn Kelly, who is a kind of cultural weathervane. Here she is today – incensed – telling Piers Morgan the UK "ceded your culture to a bunch of radical Muslims" and "we're not allowing that here whether it's hispanic (or) Muslim”
February 10, 2026 at 3:40 AM
One of the wild/revealing subplots of the Bad Bunny cultural event is Megyn Kelly, who is a kind of cultural weathervane. Here she is today – incensed – telling Piers Morgan the UK "ceded your culture to a bunch of radical Muslims" and "we're not allowing that here whether it's hispanic (or) Muslim”
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I'm grateful a judge has terminated removal proceedings against Rümeysa Öztürk. But let’s be clear: she never should have faced removal in the first place.
Rümeysa is an example to us all of what it means to speak truth to power. Her courage and grace are inspiring.
Rümeysa is an example to us all of what it means to speak truth to power. Her courage and grace are inspiring.
February 10, 2026 at 2:55 AM
I'm grateful a judge has terminated removal proceedings against Rümeysa Öztürk. But let’s be clear: she never should have faced removal in the first place.
Rümeysa is an example to us all of what it means to speak truth to power. Her courage and grace are inspiring.
Rümeysa is an example to us all of what it means to speak truth to power. Her courage and grace are inspiring.
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Lindsay Vonn gives her first statement since her devastating crash in the Olympic downhill
February 9, 2026 at 9:57 PM
Lindsay Vonn gives her first statement since her devastating crash in the Olympic downhill
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An economist you all should be following yesterday is @trevondlogan.bsky.social: Economic historian, one of the smartest people I know, and a genuinely interesting researcher.
One of my favorite studies by him debunks the myth that white women were passive observers of slavery. #blackhistorymonth
One of my favorite studies by him debunks the myth that white women were passive observers of slavery. #blackhistorymonth
American slavery wasn’t just a white man’s business
Originally published in By Trevon LoganProfessor of Economics, The Ohio State University
news.osu.edu
February 9, 2026 at 10:08 PM
An economist you all should be following yesterday is @trevondlogan.bsky.social: Economic historian, one of the smartest people I know, and a genuinely interesting researcher.
One of my favorite studies by him debunks the myth that white women were passive observers of slavery. #blackhistorymonth
One of my favorite studies by him debunks the myth that white women were passive observers of slavery. #blackhistorymonth
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4/ “Mi Familia,” by 5-year-old Luisanney Toloza from Venezuela, who had recently crossed the U.S.-Mexico border
February 9, 2026 at 12:30 PM
4/ “Mi Familia,” by 5-year-old Luisanney Toloza from Venezuela, who had recently crossed the U.S.-Mexico border
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3/ “I have never been separated from my siblings and its honestly sad because they are little and they need their mom and sister.”
From 14-year-old Ariana V.V, whose U.S.-citizen siblings are 2 and 5 years old. Detained for 45+ days
From 14-year-old Ariana V.V, whose U.S.-citizen siblings are 2 and 5 years old. Detained for 45+ days
February 9, 2026 at 12:25 PM
3/ “I have never been separated from my siblings and its honestly sad because they are little and they need their mom and sister.”
From 14-year-old Ariana V.V, whose U.S.-citizen siblings are 2 and 5 years old. Detained for 45+ days
From 14-year-old Ariana V.V, whose U.S.-citizen siblings are 2 and 5 years old. Detained for 45+ days
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2/ “I miss my school and my friends I feel bad since when I came here to this Place, because I have been here too long.”
From 9-year-old Susej F, detained for 50+ days
From 9-year-old Susej F, detained for 50+ days
February 9, 2026 at 12:25 PM
2/ “I miss my school and my friends I feel bad since when I came here to this Place, because I have been here too long.”
From 9-year-old Susej F, detained for 50+ days
From 9-year-old Susej F, detained for 50+ days
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NEW: ProPublica went inside the detention center for immigrant families in Dilley, Texas.
Children held there told us about the anguish of being ripped from their lives in the United States and the fear of what comes next.
Children held there told us about the anguish of being ripped from their lives in the United States and the fear of what comes next.
The Kids Trump Sent to ICE’s Dilley Detention Center
ProPublica went inside the immigrant detention center for families in Dilley, Texas. Children held there told us about the anguish of being ripped from their lives in the United States and the fear of...
www.propublica.org
February 9, 2026 at 12:00 PM
NEW: ProPublica went inside the detention center for immigrant families in Dilley, Texas.
Children held there told us about the anguish of being ripped from their lives in the United States and the fear of what comes next.
Children held there told us about the anguish of being ripped from their lives in the United States and the fear of what comes next.
Why is the human rights left still not really talking about Darfur?
“More than 300 people have died over the last two months in a Sudanese prison run by the RSF”
“Bodies of dead prisoners…left in their cells with remaining detainees…part of a broad range of severe human rights violations reported”
“More than 300 people have died over the last two months in a Sudanese prison run by the RSF”
“Bodies of dead prisoners…left in their cells with remaining detainees…part of a broad range of severe human rights violations reported”
Hundreds dead in RSF-run prison in Sudan's North Darfur
At least 9,000 civilians said to be in Shala prison, southwest of el-Fasher, where cholera has broken out
www.middleeasteye.net
February 9, 2026 at 8:20 PM
Why is the human rights left still not really talking about Darfur?
“More than 300 people have died over the last two months in a Sudanese prison run by the RSF”
“Bodies of dead prisoners…left in their cells with remaining detainees…part of a broad range of severe human rights violations reported”
“More than 300 people have died over the last two months in a Sudanese prison run by the RSF”
“Bodies of dead prisoners…left in their cells with remaining detainees…part of a broad range of severe human rights violations reported”
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there's a passage in HOW MUSIC WORKS where david byrne details one of his lyric writing processes and it's mostly making random noises until he likes them, and then he finds the words closest to them and i really try to keep that in mind when i'm writing music!!!
February 9, 2026 at 8:08 PM
there's a passage in HOW MUSIC WORKS where david byrne details one of his lyric writing processes and it's mostly making random noises until he likes them, and then he finds the words closest to them and i really try to keep that in mind when i'm writing music!!!
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my opinion on the Bad Bunny halftime show, and non-English music in general, is that i think a need to “be able to understand the lyrics” displays an embarrassing shallowness of the speaker to appreciate the voice as an instrument & to appreciate music as something other than a lyric delivery system
February 9, 2026 at 7:59 PM
my opinion on the Bad Bunny halftime show, and non-English music in general, is that i think a need to “be able to understand the lyrics” displays an embarrassing shallowness of the speaker to appreciate the voice as an instrument & to appreciate music as something other than a lyric delivery system
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One of the best plays I ever saw was a Hamlet that was partially performed in Farsi. With no subtitles, I never lost context because the acting was so crystal clear. It was beautiful.
my opinion on the Bad Bunny halftime show, and non-English music in general, is that i think a need to “be able to understand the lyrics” displays an embarrassing shallowness of the speaker to appreciate the voice as an instrument & to appreciate music as something other than a lyric delivery system
February 9, 2026 at 8:13 PM
One of the best plays I ever saw was a Hamlet that was partially performed in Farsi. With no subtitles, I never lost context because the acting was so crystal clear. It was beautiful.
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Famine is spreading in Sudan’s western Darfur region and has now engulfed two more towns there, a global hunger monitoring group said.
Famine spreads to more towns in Sudan’s Darfur region, hunger experts say as war rages on
A global hunger monitoring group says that famine is spreading in war-torn Sudan’s western Darfur region and has now engulfed two more towns there.
bit.ly
February 5, 2026 at 12:10 PM
Famine is spreading in Sudan’s western Darfur region and has now engulfed two more towns there, a global hunger monitoring group said.